GK Geography

11. What is the capital of India?

QUESTIONS
New Delhi
12. Which river is known as the "Ganga
of the South"?
Godavari River
13. What is the highest mountain peak
in India?
Kangchenjunga
History 14. Which desert is located in India?
Thar Desert
1. Who was the first President of
15. What is the largest state in India by
India?
area?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Rajasthan
2. Who is known as the "Father of the
16. Which state is known as the "Land
Nation"?
of Five Rivers"?
Mahatma Gandhi
Punjab
3. Who was the first Prime Minister of
17. What is the easternmost state of
India?
India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Arunachal Pradesh
4. Who was the last Governor-General
18. Which lake is the largest
of India?
freshwater lake in India?
C. Rajagopalachari
Wular Lake
5. In which year did India gain
19. Which river is called the "Sorrow of
independence?
Bihar"?
1947
Kosi River
6. Who is known as the Iron Man of
20. What is the southernmost point of
India?
India?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Indira Point
7. Where was the Harappan
civilization located?
Indus Valley
8. Who wrote the national anthem of
India?
Rabindranath Tagore
Politics and
9. Which Indian king fought against
Alexander the Great?
Governance
King Porus (Puru) 21. Who was the first woman Prime
10. When was the Constitution of India Minister of India?
adopted? Indira Gandhi
26th November 1949
 22. How many states are there in 35. What does "Make in India" aim to
India? promote?
28 Manufacturing and investment
23. Who is the current President of 36. Which sector is known as the
India? "Backbone of the Indian
Droupadi Murmu Economy"?
24. What is the tenure of a Member of Agriculture
the Lok Sabha? 37. What is the main crop grown
5 years during the Kharif season?
25. Which article of the Indian Rice
Constitution deals with 38. Which ministry handles foreign
fundamental rights? trade in India?
Articles 12–35 Ministry of Commerce and Industry
26. Who appoints the Governor of a 39. What is India’s rank in terms of
state in India? population globally?
The President of India 2nd
27. Which is the highest judicial body 40. When was the Green Revolution
in India? started in India?
The Supreme Court of India 1960s
28. Who is known as the Architect of
the Indian Constitution?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
29. When was the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) implemented? Culture
1st July 2017
41. Which dance form is associated
30. What does the term "bicameral with Kerala?
legislature" mean?
Kathakali
A legislature with two houses
42. What is the traditional folk dance
of Gujarat?
Garba
43. Where is the Sun Temple located?
Economy Konark, Odisha
44. Who composed the epic
31. Which is the largest public sector Ramayana?
bank in India? Valmiki
State Bank of India (SBI) 45. Which festival is known as the
32. What is the currency of India? "Festival of Lights"?
Indian Rupee (₹) Diwali
33. When was the Reserve Bank of 46. Which language has the most
India established? speakers in India?
1935 Hindi
34. Which is the first Indian company 47. Who is considered the greatest
to be listed on the NASDAQ? Indian playback singer?
Infosys Lata Mangeshkar
 48. What is the national flower of
India?
Lotus
49. Which state is famous for the Sports
festival "Bihu"?
Assam 61. Which sport is known as the
50. Which is the oldest Veda? national game of India?
Hockey
Rigveda
62. Who is the first Indian to win an
individual Olympic gold medal?
Abhinav Bindra
63. Which cricket team won the first
Science and ICC T20 World Cup?
India
Technology 64. Who is the first Indian woman to
win a silver medal at the Olympics?
51. Who is known as the Missile Man of P.V. Sindhu
India? 65. Which city hosted the 2010
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Games in India?
52. When was the Indian Space New Delhi
Research Organization (ISRO) 66. Who is known as the "God of
established? Cricket"?
1969 Sachin Tendulkar
53. Which Indian scientist won the 67. When was the Indian Premier
Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930? League (IPL) started?
C.V. Raman 2008
54. What is the unit of measurement 68. What is the term used for scoring
for electric current? three goals in a football match?
Ampere Hat-trick
55. Which is the first Indian satellite? 69. Which Indian athlete is nicknamed
Aryabhata the "Flying Sikh"?
56. What does DNA stand for? Milkha Singh
Deoxyribonucleic Acid 70. Who is the captain of the Indian
57. Who developed the Atomic women's cricket team (as of 2024)?
Theory? Harmanpreet Kaur
John Dalton
58. What is the chemical symbol for
gold?
Au
Miscellaneous
59. Which Indian company developed 71. What is the national animal of
the vaccine "Covaxin"? India?
Bharat Biotech Bengal Tiger
60. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai 72. Which is the oldest university in
Space Centre located? India?
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Nalanda University
 73. Who wrote the book "Discovery of 85. Which Indian city is known for the
India"? Bullet Train project?
Jawaharlal Nehru Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor
74. What is the full form of UIDAI? 86. Who won the Bharat Ratna in
Unique Identification Authority of 2024?
India (Pending confirmation, refer to the
75. Which Indian city is known as the official announcement)
"Silicon Valley of India"? 87. What is the name of India’s moon
Bengaluru (Bangalore) mission launched in 2023?
76. What is the national bird of India? Chandrayaan-3
Peacock 88. Which Indian state recently
77. Who is the founder of the Tata launched the "Har Ghar Jal"
Group? mission?
Jamsetji Tata Goa
78. What is the Indian festival that 89. What is the focus of the National
marks the New Year in Punjab? Education Policy 2020?
Baisakhi Holistic and multidisciplinary
79. Which Indian state is famous for its education
spice plantations? 90. Which Indian brand launched 6G
Kerala technology trials recently?
80. Who is the chairman of the NITI Reliance Jio
Aayog?
The Prime Minister of India

Trivia
Current Affairs (As of 91. Which is the smallest state in India
by area?
2024) Goa
92. What is the full form of ISRO?
81. Which city in India is set to host the Indian Space Research Organisation
G20 summit? 93. Who coined the term "Jai Jawan,
New Delhi Jai Kisan"?
82. Who is the current Chief Justice of Lal Bahadur Shastri
India? 94. What is the name of the Indian
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Armed Forces operation during the
83. What is the name of the new Kargil War?
Parliament building inaugurated in Operation Vijay
India? 95. Which Indian state is the largest
Sansad Bhavan (New Parliament producer of tea?
House) Assam
84. Which Indian film won the Oscar 96. Who is the founder of the Bahujan
for Best Original Song in 2023? Samaj Party (BSP)?
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR Kanshi Ram
 97. Which Indian city is famous for its
IT industry? India and Global
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
98. What is the motto of the Indian Organizations
Navy? 106. When did India join the
"Sam No Varunah" (May the Lord of Shanghai Cooperation
the Oceans be Auspicious Unto Us) Organisation (SCO) as a full
99. Who is the author of "My member?
Experiments with Truth"? 2017
Mahatma Gandhi 107. Which organization is aimed
100. What is the official language at promoting regional cooperation
of Jammu and Kashmir? in South Asia?
Urdu SAARC (South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation)
108. What is the primary objective
of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA), co-launched by India?
Promoting sustainable solar energy
India's Foreign Policy 109. Which Indian initiative
promotes trade with the European
and Diplomacy Union?
India-EU Strategic Partnership
101. What is India's official 110. In which year did India
foreign policy principle based on become a member of the G20?
peaceful coexistence and mutual 1999 (founding member)
respect?
Panchsheel Doctrine
102. Who is the current Indian
Minister of External Affairs (as of
2024)? Bilateral Relations
Dr. S. Jaishankar
111. What is the name of the
103. Which initiative connects
trade and defense agreement
India with Central Asia through
between India and the US?
trade and cultural cooperation?
BECA (Basic Exchange and
Connect Central Asia Policy
Cooperation Agreement)
104. What does the "Act East
112. Which project aims to
Policy" aim to strengthen?
develop connectivity between
Relations with Southeast Asian
India and Afghanistan via Iran?
countries
Chabahar Port Project
105. Which is the main Indian
113. Which river water sharing
diplomatic mission in the United
treaty exists between India and
Nations?
Bangladesh?
Permanent Mission of India to the UN
Farakka Barrage Agreement (1977)
114. What is the primary goal of
the India-Japan Asia-Africa Growth
 Corridor? with India in 2022?
Developing sustainable infrastructure United Arab Emirates (UAE)
in Africa 122. What is the name of the
115. Which joint military exercise India-ASEAN Free Trade
is conducted between India and Agreement signed in 2009?
France? India-ASEAN Trade in Goods
Garuda Exercise Agreement
123. Which trade corridor links
India with Russia via Iran?
International North-South Transport
Corridor (INSTC)
India's Global 124. What is the significance of
the Indus Waters Treaty (1960)?
Leadership Regulates water sharing between
116. What is India’s primary role India and Pakistan
125. Which trade agreement
in the United Nations
allows duty-free access between
Peacekeeping Forces?
India and Sri Lanka?
Largest troop contributor
India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
117. Which summit represents
(ISFTA)
India's engagement with African
nations?
India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS)
118. In which year did India host
the BRICS Summit for the first
time?
Miscellaneous
2012 (New Delhi)
119. What is the Quad group that
External Affairs
India is a part of? 126. Which Indian initiative
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (India, promotes soft power through yoga
US, Japan, Australia) and spirituality?
120. Which UN body recently International Day of Yoga (21st June)
elected India as a non-permanent 127. What is the name of India’s
member? initiative to enhance maritime
United Nations Security Council cooperation?
(UNSC) for 2021-2022 SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in
the Region)
128. Which country is India’s
largest trading partner (as of
2024)?
Trade and Treaties United States
121. Which Gulf country signed 129. Which multilateral naval
the Comprehensive Economic exercise is hosted by India?
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Milan Exercise
130. What is the focus of India’s
"Look West Policy"?
Strengthening ties with Gulf and West
Asian countries